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Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, met with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) over the weekend to discuss digital asset regulation. Alderoty shared a photo of the meeting on X (formerly Twitter), noting that the two caught up over lunch in Florida. Great catching up with @SenGillibrand over lunch this weekend in sunny FL. Her tireless and steady leadership on Market Structure should give everyone optimism that we can get this done – on a bipartisan basis. pic.twitter.com/M21wEAC45j — Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) March 9, 2026 Bipartisan momentum He used the opportunity to publicly praise the Democratic senator’s efforts regarding cryptocurrency legislation.…

Brickken, an institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure provider for capital markets, allowing the issuance, management, and lifecycle automation on blockchain networks, is pleased to announce its landmark integration with UNE Committee CTN 71/SC 307, the Spanish standardization body responsible for national standardization work. We’re joining the global effort to standardize institutional tokenization.We have officially joined UNE’s CTN 71/SC 307 committee, the Spanish standardization body responsible for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, coordinated with European and international… pic.twitter.com/1qwDk3KWZx — Brickken (@Brickken) March 9, 2026 The hidden purpose behind this partnership is to shape the institutional tokenization standard by informing institutions about the reliability…

Nvidia is close to finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, replacing an earlier plan for a massive $100 billion multi-year partnership. According to Financial Times, the deal would be part of OpenAI’s latest funding round, which could value the company at roughly $830 billion. OpenAI is expected to reinvest much of that capital into AI infrastructure, including Nvidia’s GPUs. BREAKING: Nvidia, $NVDA, is finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI that will replace the previously announced $100 billion deal, per FT. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 20, 2026 The shift from a $100 billion commitment to a smaller…

If the crypto industry manages its top priority to get its market structure legislation through the U.S. Senate and to the desk of President Donald Trump, he might not sign it if he holds true to threats he’s been making to withhold his signature from any other legislation before the elections bill. Trump, in the midst of managing a U.S. war with Iran, has spent significant attention on the SAVE America Act, which he’s declared his top priority in Congress. The proposed legislation would be designed to impose new hurdles for U.S. voting, including identification requirements, proof-of-citizenship demands and strict…

On March 9th, 2026, iFlux Global announced its partnership with MarsCat to merge their decentralized peer-to-peer connection network into the iFlux ecosystem. This is an exciting advancement for iFlux as they work to build a decentralized, secure means of communication through serverless communications protocols within the new Web3 world where technology continues to evolve at a fast pace. Eliminating the Middleman with RelayApp Protocol Although a decentralized application’s ledger could be decentralized, real-time communication, such as notifications, messages, and data synchronization, still mostly depends on traditional centralized cloud providers. This reliance makes them a target for hackers, essentially turning them…

Sky, the successor to MakerDAO, is off to a strong start this month, with its total value locked (TVL) climbing to $7.52 billion, a 38% increase since March 1, according to DefiLlama. This makes Sky the fourth-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by TVL, trailing Aave, Lido, and EigenCloud. The sUSDS savings pool alone accounts for approximately $6.5 billion in deposits and has attracted nearly $1.3 billion since the start of the month. Sky Savings Pool As DeFi yields have dried up in the wake of the market downturn, Sky’s fixed 3.75% savings rate is higher than stablecoin supply rates on…

Selling pressure stemming from geopolitical risks continues to affect global markets. While escalating tensions between the US and Iran continue to negatively impact markets, US President Donald Trump stated that the direction this process will take will be seen within 10 days. The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin ($BTC) and altcoins continue to exhibit volatile movements. Experts say the upcoming US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation data could be crucial for the markets. They suggest that inflation figures higher than expected could support the dollar and put pressure on risky assets, while weaker figures could create a positive outlook for cryptocurrencies. While…

The crypto faction in the Brazilian Congress is expecting the issuance of a decree to establish a 3.5% tax on stablecoin transactions to file a draft bill and block this initiative. The Parliamentary Front for the Free Market argues that the measure would constitute an overreach of the Executive branch. Brazil’s Crypto Faction Vows To Block Stablecoin Taxation Decree A battle is brewing between the Brazilian government and Congress on stablecoin taxation. The so-called crypto faction in the Brazilian Congress is preparing several actions to confront the issuance of a decree establishing a 3.5% tax on stablecoin transactions, directed to…

XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in $BNB Chain lending markets. XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock. Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold on $BNB Chain through a new XAUm collateral listing on Venus Protocol. The move brings gold-backed real-world assets into Venus lending markets and offers users a way to access liquidity without selling their gold. XAUm is the first real-world asset collateral listed on Venus. XAUm is issued by Matrixdock, the real-world asset…

Aave Labs has put forward a governance proposal to deploy Aave V4 to Ethereum Mainnet, betting that a security-first rollout and a revamped modular architecture can restore confidence in the protocol. The proposal, filed on March 13, 2026, on Aave’s governance forum, describes a system built around Liquidity Hubs and Spokes, which are shared pools of capital that lending markets, each with their own risk parameters, can draw on through bounded credit lines. The governance event comes after integral members of the platform’s DAO announced that they won’t be renewing their contracts, signaling misalignment in goals, which are also connected…